📋 Tender Overview
Project No.
IPEG_101_2025A
Project Title
Workshop on IP Strategies to foster women-led innovative MSMEs’ internationalization within APEC economies
Project Status
Project in Implementation
Fund Account
APEC Support Fund
Sub-fund
ASF: Digital Innovation
Project Year
2025
Project Session
Session 1
APEC Funding
97,285
Co-funding Amount
0
Total Project Value
97,285
Sponsoring Forum
Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (IPEG)
Topics
Intellectual Property; Digital Technology and Innovation; Women's Economic Empowerment
Committee
Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI)
Other Fora Involved
Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved
Proposing Economy(ies)
Chile
Co-Sponsoring Economies
Canada; Japan; Korea; Mexico; Peru; Chinese Taipei
Expected Start Date
01/11/2025
Expected Completion Date
31/12/2026
Project Proponent Name 1
Viviana Lobos
Job Title 1
Intellectual Property Department Advisor
Organization 1
Undersecretariat of International Economic Affairs
Telephone 1
+56228275485
Email 1
vlobos@subrei.gob.cl
Project Proponent Name 2
Felipe Ferreira
Job Title 2
Head Intellectual Property Department
Organization 2
Undersecretariat of International Economic Affairs
Telephone 2
+562282753 17
Email 2
fferreira@subrei.gob.cl
Declaration
Viviana Lobos
Project Summary
This project proposes the organization of a workshop bringing together representatives from APEC economies and policymakers involved in policy development for innovation, intellectual property, MSMEs, and the economic empowerment of women in the digital economy.
Through this project, women entrepreneurs in innovation will gain awareness of the benefits of intellectual property tools, enabling them to leverage digital technologies more effectively for their internationalization.
The two day workshop will provide women entrepreneurs in innovation, policymakers across the APEC region and experts with valuable exchange of knowledge, experiences and information.
The discussions held during the workshop held at SOM3 2026 will contribute to identifying key challenges and proposing policy recommendations. This will support policymakers across the APEC region in formulating and implementing more effective policies to foster inclusive innovation and international growth.
Relevance
Region
According to the 2023 APEC Women and the Economy Dashboard, available data shows that women remain a minority in STEM, R&D, and research and innovation in many APEC economies. However, significant data gaps in these areas persist, preventing informed policy interventions that could effectively address the low participation of women in these fields.
Additionally, organizations like the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have highlighted that the unequal participation of women and men in the IP system potentially results in missed opportunities to address pressing glob
